Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion has mark fathers sunday to celebrate fathers.
The day was set aside to celebrate and honour fathers for their roles in the family and society and also to redirect and remind them of some areas they have gone astray.
Religion Correspondent, Amaka Chibuzor Okoye monitored the services and reports that while
addressing the fathers, the Archbishop Eccliastical Province Of The Niger, Most Reverend Alexander Ibezim who is also the Bishop Of Awka Diocese said fathers should emulate fathers of the yore who worked tirelessly to see the progress, wellbeing and training of their wards as well ensure they’re rooted in Christ so as to become ambassadors of the society.
Most Reverend Ibezim whose message was read by the Archdeacon, Agulu Group Of Churches and Vicar Saint Stephen’s Church, Agulu, Venerable Silas Ike on the theme’ Joseph The Carpenter: A Role Model’ encouraged fathers to hold onto prayer to overcome life challenges.
The Archdeacon,Adazi-Ani, Archdeaconry and Vicar Saint Jude’s Church, Adazi-Ani, Venerable Chris Okafor frowned at the way some men ran away from their responsibility thereby championing single parenting stressing that fathers should live up to their calling of parenting as was seen in the life of biblical Joseph to instil discipline,love, peace and togetherness in their families.
At Saint John’s Church,Okpuno, the Vicar, Reverend Canon Onyeka Egwuonwu called on father’s to inculcate wisdom,fear of God and sanity in the life of their wards as it is not only the duty of a wife to train them, lamenting that many couples insult each other in the presence of their children and wards.
In their seperate speeches,some of the fathers including Sir Silas Ejide, Obum Ezeaku ,Dr Chijioke Umezue and Beaneth Ugoagu urged fathers to continue to support, exercise their authority and above all eschew social life which triggers division and collapse of marriage, praying God to bless them all.
The services of the day was run by the fathers including Pastor’s warden,sidesmen,bible readings and others while serious prayers were offered for peaceful families and thanksgiving climaxed the services.
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